the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be

a mill that is powered by the wind

something acquired without compensation

beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly

characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

an aggressive willingness to compete

disorderly fighting

large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk